Seventy-five-year-old Celia Fenwick has spoken of the “amazing feeling” of plunging from 10,000 feet during her daring tandem skydive for charity.
The thrill-seeking Perth pensioner’s family cheered her on as she plummeted at speeds of 120mph from the Skydive St Andrews Centre in Glenrothes on August 28. Celia, who lives in North Muirton, turned what was a gag gift from her family for her 75th birthday into a selfless charity campaign – and believes her courageous stunt will raise around £2000 for causes close to her heart, Pancreatic Cancer UK and the British Heart Foundation.
The charities were chosen because one of Celia’s friends died from pancreatic cancer and her sister and other family members have passed away from heart failure. She arrived at the centre raring to go at 8.30am and was run through the safety briefing before being taken up into the skies with tandem skydiving instructor Paddy.
